Clamping device for rods for musical instruments

A clamp for rods comprising:

• a main body having a first side with a first groove for holding a first connecting rod, a first opening through the body extending in a direction which crosses the first groove;
• an angle adjustment hub formed on the main body and having a first annular ring thereon and a second opening therethrough;
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• a rod holder having a second side with a second annular ring thereon that engages the first annular ring of the main body at any selected rotative angle between the first and second annular rings, a third opening through the rod holder extending in a direction through the second annular ring;
• the rod holder having a third side away from the second side;
• a second groove in the third side for holding a second rod on the third side, the third opening through the rod holder extending in a direction through the second groove and through the second annular ring;
• a first securing bolt having a first eye therein for receiving the first rod and a first screw thread formed at an end of the first bolt away from the first eye, the first thread being passed through the first opening in the main body, a first nut being screwed onto the first thread outside the first opening, screwing the first nut on the first thread draws the rod in the first eye to the first groove of the main body;
• a second securing bolt having a second eye therein for receiving the second rod at and a second screw thread at an end of the second bolt away from the second eye, the second screw thread being inserted through the second opening of the angle adjustment hub of the main body, and a second nut tightened on the second thread of the second bolt outside of the second opening such that the second rod in the second eye is held in the second groove of the rod holder and the rod holder is fixed in rotation to the main body by tightening the second nut on the second thread.